Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>chevrolet voldchevrolet voltsChevroletVoldChevroletVoltschevychevy voltchevy volt iver prototypechevy volt pre-productionchevy volt prototypesChevyVoltChevyVoltPre-productionWed, 24 Jun 2009 18:42:00 ESThttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/21093347/article-comments.xmlhttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/2009/06/24/volt-chief-engineer-takes-first-drive-in-integration-prototype/21093347/article-detail.xml21093347http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/376x212/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fgreen.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2009%2F06%2Fpreprodchevyvolt02-580.jpghttp://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/800x450/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fgreen.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2009%2F06%2Fpreprodchevyvolt02-580.jpghttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/22/finalists-announced-for-green-car-journals-green-car-vision-awa/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/22/finalists-announced-for-green-car-journals-green-car-vision-awa/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/22/finalists-announced-for-green-car-journals-green-car-vision-awa/#commentsFiled under: Etc., Green, Misc. Auto Shows, Chevrolet, Honda, MINI, Mitsubishi, HybridThe Green Car Vision awards celebrate a car that's got its headlights pointed down the road of the future. Among this year's five finalists are two serial hybrids (Chevrolet Volt and Fisker Karma) two electric cars (MINI E and Mitsubishi i-MiEV), and one hydrogen fuel cell vehicle (Honda FCX Clarity). It seems like a pretty good breakdown of where things stand now, with serial, plug-in hybrids and electric cars duking it out in center court and a hydrogen vehicle thrown in to keep things honest. Three of those cars -- the MINI E, i-MiEV, and Clarity -- are on the roads right now, albeit in limited numbers, and the Fisker is due to hit the scene at the end of 2009, while the Volt bows in 2010. The winning car will be announced on February 3 at the Washington, D.C. Auto Show. You can read the full press release after the jump and check out a high-res gallery of the finalists below.